Fragile Light Opens March 15th

Fragile Light: Beauty at the Edge of Uncertainty

An artist’s response to global conflict and the fragile state of democracy —
monoprints by Nancy Willis, with selected drawings by children living in Ukraine.

Exhibition Dates: March 15–29, 2026
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 15 | 2–5 PM

Panel Discussion: March 19th 7 PM see links below for more info and to reserve your spot.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-panel-discussion-making-art-in-times-of-crisis-tickets-1984326304393?aff=oddtdtcreator

Free Family Art Day: March 22nd 2 to 4 pm Reservations required

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fragile-light-free-family-art-making-day-tickets-1984400144250?aff=oddtdtcreator

Location:
Nimbus Arts — Riverside Studio
101 South Coombs St., Unit Y9
Napa, CA 94559

Gallery Hours:
Fridays–Sundays, 12–5 PM, or by appointment

SAVE THE DATE FOR FRAGILE LIGHT

FRAGILE LIGHT: BEAUTY AT THE EDGE OF UNCERTAINTY OPENS AT NIMBUS ARTS NEW RIVERSIDE STUDIO MARCH 15TH to MARCH 29th

Fragile Light: Beauty at the Edge of Uncertainty is a printmaking project and exhibition that explores the human cost of war and the fragility of democratic systems through layered, hand-pulled monoprints. The work pairs images of bombed domestic spaces from global conflict zones with photographs of chandeliers taken by the artist in France and in the three branches of U.S. government—the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and the Supreme Court. The exhibition will also include art made by kids living in Ukraine.

Programming includes a panel discussion with 3 , Making Art in Times of Crisis with Bay Area artists. Thursday March 19th, a Free Family Art-making day Sunday March 22nd. The opening reception is Sunday March 15th from 2 to 5 pm.

Nuova Music Festival →

I am pleased that this monoprint was selected for HDGallery in LA’s online Black and White exhibition. The piece is an homage to the lives lost at the Nuova Music Festival in Israel on October 9, 2023.

Artist residency and lecture at Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, CT →

I am honored and super excited to have been awarded the Helen Frankenthaler Printmaking Residency at CCP. I had an incredible experience there and will be adding images to my website soon. With the help of Master Printmaker Chris Shore I expanded my Conflict Zone series of monoprints to include the war in Ukraine and the Israel/Gaza conflict. In addition, I am developing a series on the 3 branches of government using images of chandeliers that I took while touring each location in DC. During the residency I began introducing chandeliers from the White House and the Capital with images from the devastation in Ukraine and Gaza. You can see some Instagram nancywillisart posts about my time there but here also is the link to my 40 minute artist talk on August 9th. ARt and Empathy Artist Talk/CCP